Rustle rustle...

A sprinkle of various seeds fell to the ground, and in the blink of an eye, under the trait of the Witchcraft Garden, Nature's Favor, they took root and grew into a myriad of crops.

The bread tree that directly produces ginger-yellow bread; rice that's taller than a person, providing shade to hide under; wheat grains the size of plums, enough to eat from a single cluster; berries that can extract 98% pure syrup...

Olivia, who hadn't changed clothes yet, eagerly came to see the novelty, plucking two purple-red berries, stuffing one into Aiven's mouth and one into her own.

Her starry blue eyes gleamed with happiness.

"Mm, so sweet!"

"Indeed, the Second Era Ehecoatl Civilization is truly refined when it comes to cuisine."

These miraculous high-yield crops were among the treasures obtained by Angie, Serra, Clareesa, and Leonara—the four sisters—during their adventure across the territories of the remaining two Era Survivors in the Broken Star Sea.

Thanks mainly to Clareesa, who possesses plant domain abilities.

Most crucially, these crops are not demonized plants but have been cultivated to inherit stably as regular crops.

This means they can continue to grow in this era, even proliferate massively, rendering famine a thing of the past.

Their value is no less than the Magnetic Ore and Black Tin that Aiven once brought back, which sparked an energy revolution and could annihilate gods.

Of course, what they brought back weren't seeds, but Genetic Sequence already recorded in that Time Prison, which Aiven casually transcribed after receiving them.

Moreover.

According to them, these crops are only a portion; there are also plants, animals, and fungal species more adapted to this era for consumption, scattered across the vast sea surrounding those islands.

There's no doubt that aside from the four core civilization ruins, the expansive Broken Star Sea still awaits large-scale exploration by humanity, a true treasure trove.

After evaluating these highly valuable crops, Aiven shifted his gaze to a stele from the Second Era.

Engraved on the obsidian stele was not Spiritual Text, but like the last stone tablet of Zongderilic's Era Relic, it was in cuneiform script, which Angie and Serra couldn't decipher for the moment.

Leonara, engaged in prophecy and Spiritual Power, stepped forward to introduce it to Aiven:

"Chief, we didn't delve deep into the civilization ruins; this was discovered by chance in a city on the outskirts.

My intuition tells me that this stele might conceal some secrets, which is why we brought it to you."

"Hmm."

As long as it's not above a demigod, there are virtually no secrets in the Eye of Profound Wisdom.

This is a list recording the kings of every era, very precisely noting the reign times and major events from the first to the last king in the Second Era Ehecoatl Civilization.

Marked by Wind Serpent chronology, spanning five hundred thousand years in total, aligning perfectly with the timings determined by the Molecular Evolution Clock.

It indirectly proves that before the First Era, a super ancient civilization, the Primordial Civilization, indeed existed.

As Aiven decoded, he explained the content to them.

The kings listed are: Kish First Dynasty, First Dynasty of Ur, Awan Dynasty, Kish Second Dynasty, Hamazi Dynasty, Second Dynasty of Ur, Adad Dynasty, Mari Dynasty...

Hmm, there were thirteen kings in total.

"Thirteen?!"

The group simultaneously exclaimed.

Considering the time span, the reign of each king approached forty thousand years!

These aren't merely thirteen kings, but should be regarded as thirteen god-like beings with lifetimes exceeding that of several among the Seven Gods.

The last record here indicates the last king Akshak led part of the kingdom's ministers to the World's End, effectively hiding Behind the Door.

The greater surprise is yet to follow.

They reset the cycle within a week, completing initial exploration of the First Era Gendaya Civilization with extraordinarily powerful Extraordinary Power.

The dominant race in this civilization comprises Three-eyed People, about 1 meter tall, with an exceptionally strong superpower civilization.

The emerald third eye possessed varying abilities—some predicting the future, others with formidable destructive power, and some capable of manipulating weather... among others.

Serra and the others speculated that in anatomy, the human pineal gland might be a regressed third eye.

Although Gendaya held a highly advanced extraordinary civilization, they lacked practical scientific knowledge to bring back, or perhaps that era didn't have such awareness. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The powerful forces were sufficient for a good life, eliminating the need to search for "compensation."

However.

"Teacher, we followed your instructions and visited the Golden Kingdom."

This was the gathering ritual bestowed by Her Majesty, the Ocean Goddess, holding other Golden Compasses to vaguely sense their general locations.

It seems these compasses hold further secrets, which even Her Majesty, the Ocean Goddess, might not be able to control freely."

Angie handed Aiven a golden sheet of paper.

Because, ever since Bach brought back the tenth Golden Compass three years ago, Jelos and Stephanie have been running around incessantly.

But it took them a full three years to find another one, and the last two remain missing.

Because the "Golden Compass" itself has the trait of being immune to divination.

Now the method they're using involves Aiven employing witchcraft unique to the "Life Tree School" to track the "Adventurer's Blood," and then checking in turn if the descendants of these thirteen "Golden Compass" families have the Compass.

Until a few months ago, after checking the last descendant of the thirteen families, they still hadn't found the last two "Golden Compasses."

Aiven strongly suspects that they, like what happened with the Galliot Clan, have been lost over the long years from the families that held them.

This situation isn't impossible.

Even if adventurers, a high-risk profession, possess a "Golden Compass" that can absolutely point out a way to survive, it's truly uncertain whether they can actually utilize it in the end.

In the end, when the person is gone, the Compass naturally gets lost in the vast sea.

Even though there's a high probability of the Compass returning to the family's descendants through various coincidences due to the Extraordinary Gathering Effect, what if that branch has already ended due to the "Adventurer's Blood"?

So, with no other options left, they could only seek the help of Thetis, the "Ocean Goddess" who distributed the "Golden Compasses."

At this point, hearing Angie's words, and combined with the news obtained not long ago from the [Netherworld], Aiven's heart stirred, and he involuntarily linked the two.

The mission of guarding the "ultimate secret of the world" in the "Golden Kingdom," who exactly entrusted it to the "Ocean Goddess"?

Is there an intrinsic connection between her and the ancient "God of Giants," "God of Wisdom," "God of the Ocean" Mimir?

The deity, claimed to be the wisest during this era, has truly perished completely just like that?

While Aiven was deep in thought, Angie again brought out a box made of some lightweight alloy from the [Witchcraft Garden] and presented it to Aiven like a treasure.

"Although our gains in the First Era were minimal, when we left the 'Golden Kingdom', we picked up this outside the storm belt at the World's End."

"Eh?"

In the eyes of the [Eye of Profound Wisdom], the box's surface bore a kind of pictographic script that seemed quite easy to interpret.

Subsequently, Aiven read out the name on it, word by word: "Purple Lacquer Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl Fish and Algae Pattern Golden Treasure Box!"

Everyone present couldn't help but tremble, simply because this name was indeed too famous.

It is said that during the era of the first unified dynasty on the Peacock Islands, the "Maurya Dynasty."

King Chandragupta picked up a box named [Purple Lacquer Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl Fish and Algae Pattern Golden Treasure Box] from the eastern storm belt (Chapter 777).

Many primitive technologies that have been passed down to modern times, such as ceramics, silk, tea making, papermaking, gunpowder, compass... all originated from that treasure box and profoundly influenced the global civilization landscape of this era.

However, after the Peacock Islands went through millennia of storms and warfare, that [Purple Lacquer Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl Fish and Algae Pattern Golden Treasure Box] was long lost and its whereabouts unknown.

Even if they hadn't personally seen pork being eaten, they'd seen pigs run; in other words, if the legends are accurate, this thing is basically a civilization treasure trove!

"Quickly, quickly! Open it and let's see what's inside?"

Urged by Olivia.

No need to fast and bathe like Chandragupta to luckily open it, Aiven pointed with a touch of golden light at his fingertips, lightly tapping the treasure box.

Click!

Under the expectant gaze of everyone, Aiven took out the only thing inside—a blueprint titled [Big Loach Treasure Ship].

This is a dual-purpose commercial and war sea vessel powered by wind.

The entire ship is 146.67 meters long, 50.94 meters wide, with a displacement of 2500 tons, featuring a fore-and-aft rigging layout and a hard-sail structure, with a total of 8 layers, 40 gun positions, and a capacity for 934 sailors and marines.

Although it contains a whole set of deep-ocean navigation knowledge, including shipbuilding technology, gun casting techniques, sailing skills, navigation positioning technology, and personnel training...

This [Big Loach Treasure Ship] itself, compared to conventional sailing battleships, isn't particularly stronger, apart from its size.

If it were at the start of the Age of Navigation, many countries might regard it as a treasure and gain significant first-mover advantage from it.

But ultimately, it's two hundred years late!

Of course.

Despite being an entirely outdated technology, the Civilization Treasure Trove itself holds undeniable value.

It includes technologies from the agricultural civilization era, technologies from the Age of Navigation, and possibly even technologies from a future information age or more advanced technologies.

This can be seen from the [Catrio's Wheel] on the moon.

Possible shelters, Möbius Ring, demigods over millions of years, plus the Civilization Treasure Trove, at this moment, Aiven is full of anticipation for the world "Behind the Door."

Taking out the [Gathering Ritual] acquired from the "Ocean Goddess" and the "Golden Compass" in hand, Aiven rubbed his hands together:

"Let's see where the last two keys leading to Behind the Door are hidden."